Meri Panchayat App: The mobile application “Meri Panchayat” has been internationally recognized with the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2025 Champion Award. Meri Panchayat App is designed to provide a unified digital governance platform for rural areas, catering to residents, functionaries, and stakeholders of the Panchayati Raj Institution system. This platform […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
AdFalciVax for Malaria
AdFalciVax for Malaria: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is developing a novel chimeric malaria vaccine AdFalciVax. AdFalciVax is a multistage malaria vaccine targeting two key stages of Plasmodium falciparum (pre-erythrocytic stage (liver) and sexual stage (that allows transmission via mosquitoes) using Lactococcus lactis (a safe, food-grade bacterium). It aims to protect individuals and […]
Chikungunya
Chikungunya: The Ministry of Health in China recently initiated an emergency campaign to safeguard those at risk of Chikungunya fever illness. It is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV). It causes fever and severe joint pain. The word comes from the African Makonde language and means “bent over in pain.” It […]
Cy-TB Skin Test
Cy-TB Skin Test: Kerala has introduced the Cy-TB skin test as a simplified tool for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) detection under the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).Cy-TB is a new-generation intradermal skin test developed to detect latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in individuals. Unlike traditional tests like the Mantoux test or IGRA blood test, Cy-TB uses […]
Noise Effect on Quantum Entanglement
Noise Effect on Quantum Entanglement: Scientists from Raman Research Institute (RRI), IISc Bangalore, IISER Kolkata have found that quantum noise can sometimes enhance, revive, or even create entanglement, challenging earlier beliefs that it only disrupts quantum systems. Quantum entanglement refers to a phenomenon in quantum mechanics where two or more particles become interlinked, such that […]
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged a comprehensive review of UIDAI’s functioning
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged a comprehensive review of UIDAI’s functioning: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged a comprehensive review of UIDAI’s functioning after biometric verification failures led to wrongful exclusion from welfare schemes and raised concerns over data security breaches. PAC is a parliamentary committee that audits the accounts of the Union […]
57th International Chemistry Olympiad 2025
57th International Chemistry Olympiad 2025: India has once again showcased its strong foundation in science education by winning two gold and two silver medals at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2025, held in Dubai, UAE. With this performance, India secured sixth place globally among 90 participating countries, underlining its growing presence in international academic […]
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Chronic Venous Insufficiency: US President Donald Trump has been recently diagnosed with Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). The CVI occurs when your leg veins struggle to allow the flow of blood back to the heart. Under normal conditions, the valves in our veins facilitate the flow of blood towards the heart. However, when they don’t work […]
Ground Penetrating Radar Technology
Ground Penetrating Radar Technology: A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has discovered signs of ancient Buddhist stupas and structural remains buried beneath the soil in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana by using advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology. It is a geophysical method that uses high-frequency electromagnetic pulses to image the […]
Protostar : Study
Protostar : Study A team of researchers at the IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, recently discovered radio emission with a special property known as circular polarisation near a massive young protostar that is still forming about 4,500 light-years from Earth. A protostar is an early stage in the star formation It is a large mass of gas and […]
